Mayors bargaining position challenges security of unionized workers; a bolder and more balanced Toronto; 5 reasons why licensing cyclists in Toronto is a bad idea; and more news.

Mayor’s bargaining position challenges security of unionized workers (Globe & Mail)

Toronto archbishop elevated to cardinal (Toronto Star)

Don’t fly away home? Dispute with FAA grounds whooping crane migration (Toronto Star)

A bolder and more balanced Toronto (Toronto Star)

Head of Trillium Foundation heads to Sick Kids (Toronto Star)

New user fees will take a bite out of Toronto wallets (Toronto Star)

Urban Scrawl: Confessions of a sidewalk cyclist (National Post)

Chris Selley: Tougher traffic policies useless without enforcement (National Post)

Toronto finds surplus of $154M (National Post)

A brief history of the Cyclorama Building in Toronto (blogTO)

5 reasons why licensing cyclists in Toronto is a bad idea (blogTO)

Queen Street Market still awaits renewal as the Grove (blogTO)

Jarvis bike lane removal costs revealed by Toronto Cyclists Union (blogTO)

Extra, Extra: Target Announces Store Locations, Which You Can Celebrate With Local Vodka (Torontoist)

Queen’s Park Watch: The Next Budget Won’t Be Pretty (Torontoist)

Fighting for the TTC: Meet CodeRedTO (Torontoist)